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TET

Coal power plant in Hrastnik, Slovenia. Approximate location 46.1258, 15.0611.

CoalHrastnikSloveniasubcritical

TET is a 110 MW coal power station in Hrastnik, Slovenia. It is operated by Termoelektrarne Trbovlje doo [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 138k homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 10 Slovenia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1968, it is around 58 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 14.7% of Slovenia's electricity; the national grid averages 183 gCO₂/kWh (78.9% low-carbon) (2025).

110Legacy source-record capacity
137,657homes powered (est.)
1968commissioned (~58 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1022410.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTET WRI
CountrySlovenia · Hrastnik WRI
Coordinates46.1258, 15.0611 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity110 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerTermoelektrarne Trbovlje doo [100%] WRI
Commissioned1968 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions481,800 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#9 of 10 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#3 of 3 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent137,657 calculated
Climate8.5°C · HDD 3,458 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Reported generation trend

2015: 0 GWh20152016: 0 GWh20162017: 0 GWh20171 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Termoelektrarne Trbovlje doo [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

8.5°Cannual mean temp
3,458heating degree-days (base 18°C)
0cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
561 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -1 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 13 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 9 °CON: 3 °CND: 0 °CD18 °C

Heating degree-days here run 41% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 75/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
19.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
140 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #3 largest coal power plant of 3 in Slovenia by capacity.

Slovenia has 3 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,251 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 46.1258, 15.0611 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is TET?

TET is a 110 MW source-record coal power plant in Hrastnik, Slovenia, commissioned in 1968.

How many homes can TET power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 137,657 homes (estimated).

Who operates TET?

TET is operated by Termoelektrarne Trbovlje doo [100%].

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